Suzunami was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, laid down for the fleet at the Uraga Dock Company. She was launched on 26 December 1942 and commissioned on 27 July 1943.
The Yūgumo type followed the Kagerō class with small changes aimed at better defense against aircraft. Each ship’s company was 228 officers and enlisted men. The hull was 119.17 meters long overall, 10.8 meters in beam, and drew 3.76 meters. Displacement was 2,110 metric tons at standard load and 2,560 metric tons at deep load. Three Kampon water-tube boilers supplied steam to two Kampon geared turbines, each turning its own propeller shaft. The plant was rated at 52,000 shaft horsepower for a designed speed of 35 knots.
Six 127-millimeter guns were fitted in three twin turrets, one forward of the superstructure and a superfiring pair aft. The mounts could be raised to 75 degrees, but slow firing, slow training, and no high-angle fire-control system left that battery of little practical value against aircraft. The class was completed with four 25-millimeter anti-aircraft guns in two twin mounts, and further guns of that caliber were added as the war continued. Torpedo armament was eight 610-millimeter tubes in two quadruple mounts, with one reload for each tube. For anti-submarine work the ships carried two depth-charge throwers and 36 depth charges.
On 11 November 1943 Suzunami was sunk during a United States carrier air raid on Rabaul, New Britain. She was reportedly loading torpedoes near the mouth of the harbor when a bomb struck her directly. The destroyer blew up and went down at about 4°13′ south, 152°11′ east. One hundred forty-eight men were killed, Commander Kamiyama among them.